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Annual Review of Anthropology· 2012Q1· Review

Archaeometallurgy: The Study of Preindustrial Mining and Metallurgy

David Killick, Thomas R. Fenn

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Archaeometallurgy, focusing on preindustrial mining and metallurgy, offers anthropologists insights into the materiality of metals, variable value systems, and the social construction of technology before capitalism.

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Field: Archeology (Social Sciences)

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